President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize today in Oslo, Norway. In my opinion, this was one of the best speeches Obama has given since being elected President.
Watch the video of his entire speech: CNN (w/ transcript) NY Times
Here are a few select quotes that resonated with me:
I understand why war is not popular, but [...]
“No Viet Cong ever called me nigger.” -Muhammad Ali
But al-Qaeda murdered my friend.
3,000 innocent civilians were killed on 9/11. They didn’t deserve it. Over 7,000 innocent civilians have been killed in Afghanistan. They didn’t deserve to die either. The difference is that al-Qaeda kills civilians on purpose. And that is a huge difference.
My country has [...]
President Obama has recently declared that the United States is not a Christian nation at war with Islam. He also bowed to the Saudi King, shook hands Hugo Chavez, and promised the world that America would not torture. For this Obama has been criticized as showing weakness, a criticism most famously made by former Vice [...]
